Double majors: Influences, identities and impacts
Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Reddit Email According to the National Center for Education Statistics, the average cost of a four-year university degree in the U.S. has increased nearly 250% since 1980….
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Memory tests reduce mind wandering and improve learning of online lectures
Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Reddit Email The rise of online education and massive open online courses, or MOOCs, is bringing about a fundamental reassessment of how learning should be conducted in…
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College mission and diversity statements: What they do and do not say
Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Reddit Email U.S. colleges have steadily seen more racial minorities walk through their gates in recent decades. As the National Center for Education Statistics notes, over the…
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The missing “one-offs”: The hidden supply of high-achieving, low-income students
Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Reddit Email Many of the most selective colleges in the United States have policies that now make tuition free or very inexpensive for low-income students. This includes…
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Sex differences in mathematics and reading achievement
Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Reddit Email Gender inequality is a fact around the globe. According to the U.S. Department of Commerce, women occupy nearly half of all U.S. jobs, yet represent…
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Privacy protection strategies on Facebook
Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Reddit Email Users of social networking sites are learning to strike a balance between personal privacy and public sharing, recent studies suggest. The extent to which personal…
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Performance-enhancing drugs in athletics: Research roundup
Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Reddit Email Performance-enhancing drugs have a long history in sports, of course, but pharmacological research has led to a surge in the number of substances available, each…
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Urs Gasser of the Berkman Center on digital media and tech trends: Research chat
Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Reddit Email Urs Gasser is the Executive Director of the Berkman Center for Internet & Society at Harvard University and a Professor of Practice at Harvard Law…
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College majors, employment and “sciences vs. humanities” data
Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Reddit Email Following the June 2013 publication of an American Academy of Arts & Sciences report that calls for a renewed commitment to the humanities and social…
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Multitasking, social media and distraction: Research review
Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Reddit Email Over the past decade, academic research has increasingly examined issues of multitasking and distraction as people try to squeeze more activities into their busy lives….
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